user picture
  • Nº762 # Date: 2013-02-17 - 11:09
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 41mins
Dive Profile
Pictures

No pictures for this dive

  • Temp: Bottom 16°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: A.P.Valves - buddy commando
  • Computer: Suunto - vytec
  • Fins: Mares - avanti x3
  • Mask: Scubapro -
  • Regulator: Apeks - tx 40
  • Wet suit: Mares - semi dry
  • Weights: 8 kg
Recent Divers in Protaras
Recent Pictures in Protaras
#

Link to this spot:

  • Spot:
  • Country:
  • Area:
  • Body of water:

Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     200 → 120 bar
  •  
  • Average depth: 8m
Data provided by EOL.org

Species Identified

Scorpaena neglecta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (scorpionfish) Found on the continental shelf.
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ornate wrasse) Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cleaver wrasse) Inhabits clear shallow areas with sandy bottoms, usually in the vicinity of seagrass beds and corals . Feeds mainly on mollusks; also crabs and shrimps . A protogynous hermaphrodite; sexual dimorphism apparent in head sh...
Read More
Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) (Redcoat) Found in coastal reefs ; silty reefs or wrecks in lagoons, bays, or harbors , may occur in aggregations; also found hidden in caves and cracks of rocks during the day , usually in areas subject to strong currents . Feed m...
Read More
Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) (painted wrasse) Littoral, found near rocks mainly in eel-grass beds, sometimes in salty lagoons. Often gregarious. Nest of seaweed built and kept by male with one or more females spawning. Feed on sea urchins, ophiuroids, bivalves, shrimps and crabs . Rate of growth is slow . Undergoes sex reversal .
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (Bluespotted cornetfish)

Share on Social Networks

  • Facebook:

    personalize your shared text as well as its destination (wall, page...) or send as a private message to a friend

  • Twitter: personalize your tweet
  • Google Plus: +1 and add a comment

#
#
Close

Species

(...)

Add
Comments

(...)

Add
Loading

Loading...

What's up on Diveboard